About 240 employees will be out of work by the end of the month due to a partial shutdown of the Resolute Forest Products facility in Fort Frances, Ont. The Montreal-based company announced the indefinite idling of the kraft mill and paper machine number 5 at Fort Frances on Tuesday, citing challenging market conditions. A … Continue reading
Resolute Forest Products is shutting down one of four production lines at its Catawba plant. The No. 1 line which makes lightweight coated paper used in magazines and advertising fliers, will shut down June 30. Layoffs will start July 2, said Debbie Johnston, spokeswoman for the company known formerly as Abitibi Bowater. How many people … Continue reading